Wedding invitation samples 2

A couple more of the samples I did for Meiflower.

This is a very simple design with plenty of space above and below to add names, dates etc.

The paper is from Nitwits, but not sure which collection as it was in my scrap box.

25mm satin ribbon and square diamante topper are both from Meiflower

Hearts were cut with a Sizzix heart die, the cerise heart was then embossed, the 4mm satin ribbon, barbie pink gems and tiny circle buckle are all from Meiflower.

Take care,

hugs,

Colette xx

Wedding samples 2017

Every year I make Meiflower some wedding invitation samples using her gems, pearls, ribbons and diamante embellishments, and I normally blog them much earlier in the year, but this year, even though the samples have been made for some months I am only just getting around to posting them.

Here I've used 25mm satin ribbon and a double heart diamante slider.

the silver glitter panel is actually wallpaper!

As well as a Sizzix heart die and LaLaLand crafts heart corner die I have once again used 25mm satin ribbon, diamante heart buckles and stick on gems in varying sizes.

I will be back with more in a few days,

thanks for dropping in,

hugs,

Colette xx

Die-cutting essentials Special edition 5

Today I have some cards I made for DCE special issue 5 (which came out last week) using the free dies that come with the magazine.

I used a large pearl from a mixed size pack for the large flower centre and smaller pearls for the other flowers, the butterfly has 2 black stick on gems for his body.

Once again the butterflies have gem bodies and I've used stick on gems for the flower centres

As well as gems on the butterfly I have dotted AB gems amongst the die-cut corners of the aperture.

Thanks for stopping by,

take care,

hugs,

Colette xx

Tonic Bookazine

I recently did a magazine commission which involved making some cards for the Tonic Bookazine which came into the shops last month, here I have a couple of the cards using the included kit and Meiflower stick on gems.

I die-cut the filigree panels and added pink and yellow gems to the centres of the flower.

I stamped the bunting, balloons and sentiment, drew in two curved lines, using a plate as a template, arrange the bunting across the lines and topped each one off with a matching coloured gem.

Thanks for dropping in,

take care,

hugs,

Colette xx

Joanna Sheen Bookazine

I was asked to contribute 5 cards to the latest Joanne Sheen Bookazine, which is in the shops now. The bookazine comes with a free kit, which includes the ribbon lace die, stamps and embossing folder that I have used in the cards below.

I have 3 of the cards to show you today and the ribbons, gems and diamante ribbon slider all came from Meiflower.

Meiflower have a fabulous selection of ribbon and gems and in lots of different colours, if you can't find what you are looking for on the website, just give them a call or send an email, I'm sure they will be able to help you.

thanks for stopping by,

hugs,

Colette xx

Fabulous

I've just popped in to show you a card I made for the latest Paper Shelter birthday girl challenge. 

I used a Silhouette file to cut out the word Fabulous and then sat my digital image onto one of the letters, I decided to schuzh up the word with some Meiflower stick on gems and a narrow satin ribbon bow, before adding a few more gems to my flower centres.

Thanks for stopping by,

hugs,

Colette xx

Bad hair day!

Here's a card I made with a cute Sassy Cheryl image called bad hair day, I thought it would be nice to have more than just the usual strip of ribbon and a bow so I combined a few pieces of Meiflower satin ribbons with waxed cord instead. crossed them over in the middle and then tied them together with both a ribbon and cord bow. I added some mixed size stick on pearls to the top corner too as it looked a bit empty.

Thanks for dropping in,

hugs,

Colette xx